I’m excited to note that Alexander Pepple, editor of the energetic journal Able Muse, has nominated my poem “Touch” for a Pushcart Prize. (The poem also appears in my new book, The World As Is: New & Selected Poems, 1972-2015.) It’s quite an honor to be nominated in the company of such fine poets as Amanda Jernigan and Scott Ruescher.Read More
Joseph Hutchison, Colorado Poet Laureate 2014-2019, has published 20 collections of poems and edited or co-edited three poetry anthologies. He currently directs two master’s-level programs for University College at the University of Denver: Professional Creative Writing and Arts & Culture Management. Joe lives with his wife, Melody Madonna, in the mountains southwest of Denver, Colorado, the city where he was born. 
